Chisago City, Minn. — It’s taken a year, but Soo Line 2-8-0 No. 2425 finally made the move from Ironhorse Railroad Park in Minnesota to its new home at the Mineral Range Railroad in Ishpeming, Mich. After its retirement in January 1955, No. 2425 was donated to the city of Enderlin, N.D., and put on […]
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South Dakota to sell state-owned rail lines NEWSWIRE
A loaded D&I Railroad rock train heads south over South Dakota-owned track at Fairview, S.D. on Nov. 4, 2016. The state plans to sell its rail lines. Steve Glischinski PIERRE, S.D. — The state of South Dakota is getting out of the railroad business. The South Dakota Railroad Board announced this week it will be […]
Why positive train control is vulnerable to a cyber-attack NEWSWIRE
Even as railroads continue to roll out positive train control, one question remains front and center: Are the systems vulnerable to a cyber-attack? “Those are questions that have been raised at the highest level to the lowest levels,” says Jim McKenney, technical director at United Kingdom-based NCC Group’s Transportation Assurance Practice. “Those are continuously being […]
AAR: Carloads and intermodal shipments drop again for the week of Aug. 17 NEWSWIRE
Association of American Railroads WASHINGTON — The Association of American Railroads this week reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Aug. 17, 2019. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 537,617 carloads and intermodal units, down 5.2% compared with the same week last year. Total carloads for the week ending Aug. 17 […]
CSX unveils ‘Spirit of our Law Enforcement’ commemorative locomotive No. 3194 NEWSWIRE
CSX Transportation HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – CSX Transportation’s “Spirit of our Law Enforcement” commemorative locomotive is being unveiled today at the company’s Huntington locomotive shop. CSXT 3194 is being renamed to honor our nation’s police officers who dedicate their lives to serve and protect communities across our network. “CSX is proud of the employee craftsmanship involved […]
Feds give Washington state nearly $40 million to replace Talgo equipment NEWSWIRE
A view of the wreckage of derailed Amtrak Cascades Train 501 on Dec. 18, 2017. The passenger cars in the picture were made by Talgo. Steve Carter SEATTLE — The Washington State Department of Transportation has been awarded a $37.5 million Federal Railroad Administration grant to replace three state-owned Talgo 6 trainsets used on Amtrak […]
First Canadian Pacific SD70ACU locomotives delivered NEWSWIRE
Canadian Pacific SD70ACU No. 7003 sits in Dubuque, Iowa, on Aug. 17 waiting to be picked up by a northbound train. Chris Guss DUBUQUE, Iowa – Canadian Pacific has received its first group of rebuilt SD70ACU locomotives from Progress Rail. CP Nos. 7000-7003 were picked up in Paducah, Ky., by Canadian National last week and […]
Full ‘City of New Orleans’ service restored NEWSWIRE
NEW ORLEANS — Lengthy disruptions to Amtrak’s City of New Orleans ended Tuesday, with the restoration of full service over the route between Chicago and New Orleans. Since May, a combination of scheduled track work, floodgates which had to be opened on a spillway near New Orleans, and other restrictions have meant that passengers were bused […]
Metra receives $17.8-million grant to replace aging bridge NEWSWIRE
A Metra crewman watches as a passenger lifts a bicycle onto a train at the Grayland station in December 2018. Metra has received a $17.8-million grant to replace a bridge adjacent to the station. TRAINS: David Lassen CHICAGO — Metra will receive a $17.8 million federal grant to replace an aging bridge near its Grayland […]
Newspaper: UP to furlough more railroaders at North Platte NEWSWIRE
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — Media outlets in western Nebraska report that more Union Pacific railroaders are out of work because of less traffic on the railroad. The North Platte Telegraph on Wednesday reported that an unknown number of railroaders are expected to be let go in the coming days, and that this would be the […]
Photographer Ralph Hallock dies NEWSWIRE
Ralph Hallock aboard the Allis-Chalmers Co. private car ‘Queen of Scots’ (ex-Missouri-Kansas-Texas No. 403) in 1979. Hallock wrote about his experiences with the car when he was with A-C in the Fall 2017 issue of ‘Classic Trains.’ SANDPOINT, Idaho – Ralph E. Hallock, who began contributing photos to Trains in the late 1940s, died Aug. […]
Quebec City to build light rail line NEWSWIRE
A rendering of Quebec City’s light rail system, to begin operation in 2026. Full funding for the project was announced this week. City of Quebec QUEBEC CITY — Light rail is coming to Quebec City as part of an expansion of public transit announced this week. The CBC reports that a 23-kilometer (14.3-mile) light rail […]
